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NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 04: Former U.S. President Donald Trump sits with his attorneys Joe Tacopina and Boris Epshteyn inside the courtroom during his arraignment at the Manhattan Criminal Court April 4, 2023 in New York City. Trump pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts stemming from hush money payments made to adult film star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 presidential election. With his indictment, Trump will become the first former U.S. president in history to be charged with a criminal offense.

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Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally near Washington, Mich.

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President Donald Trump gestures after disembarking from Air Force One after landing at Stansted Airport, northeast of London on December 2, 2019, as they arrive ahead of the upcoming NATO alliance summit. - NATO marks its 70th birthday at a summit next week but the celebration could well turn into an arena of political combat between the alliance's feuding leaders. Heads of state and government will descend on London Tuesday bracing for a scrap over spending and how to deal with Russia, in a huge test of unity within NATO -- billed by its own officials as the "most successful alliance in history".

out of luck

Trump's indictment-inspired video rant tells us nothing — and everything

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Walt Nauta, aid to former President Donald Trump

a warning

Who is Walt Nauta? Jack Smith says he's Trump's co-conspirator.

Glenn Kirschner

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Former President Donald Trump attends a border security briefing on June 30, 2021 in Weslaco, Texas.

play the victim

Trump's amped up victimhood rhetoric signals he understands his legal jeopardy this time

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Smoky haze from wildfires in Canada diminishes the visibility of the Empire State Building on June 7, 2023 in New York City. New York topped the list of most polluted major cities in the world on Tuesday night, as smoke from the fires continues to blanket the East Coast.

SMOKE AND MIRRORS

Fox News is full-on denying the wildfire crisis

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Tallulah Willis shares how she knew something was wrong with dad Bruce in emotional essay

tragically relatable

Bruce Willis' daughter shines a powerful spotlight on the experience of millions

Meredeth Rowe

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Photo illustration of Matty Healy and Taylor Swift

big reputation

Taylor Swift and Matty Healy's breakup reveals a disturbing phenomenon

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Former Vice President Mike Pence in Miami on Jan. 27, 2023.

DONALD TO RONALD

Mike Pence wants to revive an influential GOP president. Not the one you'd think.

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Monitors display Coinbase signage during the company's initial public offering at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York on April 14, 2021.

BAD FOR BINANCE

Crypto has had a very, very bad week

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Image: Pedestrians pass the One World Trade Center, center, amidst a smokey haze from wildfires in Canada, on June 7, 2023, in New York.

up in smoke

Canada's wildfire crisis could be just the beginning

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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., leaves the White House on May 22, 2023.

boiling over

House conservatives got their revenge on Kevin McCarthy in the pettiest way possible

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New York City Mayor Eric Adams at a New York City Police Academy graduation ceremony on April 24, 2023.

CRIME & PUNISHMENT & PROFILING

Eric Adams has fooled way too many Democrats

Three female graduate students throwing mortar boards, low angle view

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A new study highlights a shocking workplace blindspot for menopause

Hartford-resident Jessica Zachs started the nonprofit Dignity Grows in 2019 after learning that 20 percent of American women and girls struggled with access to basic period products.

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1 in 3 menstruating Americans suffer from 'period poverty.' This woman wants to change that.

Diem co-founders Emma Bates, left and Divia Singh, right.

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Cautious to commanding: How to turn a passive leadership style into a strength

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Asian-American women are least likely to be promoted to management. Here's how to change that.

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'Follow your passions' advice limits women in STEM fields, study shows

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Is 'follow your passion' good career advice? This new study says no.

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